Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-29
PISTOL In CHURCH.
A sAIL rBRouaH A NoRrE.srArR
pRRAcHgRs HAT.
A Sensational Affair-Th Durham To
baeoo Board Of frsde-various
Railroad Netes.
special ,aleernm % ,he pI.pa,cn.l

John Coward that the latter had been
instrumental in keeping his (Moore's)
wife away from home. He followed
this declaration by Immediately draw
ing a revolver and firing at Coward.
The bullet passed through the preach
er's bat, which lay on the pulpit. Moore
fired two more shots. Fortunately no.
body was hurt. The affair created great
excitement, and the church was quickly
cleared Of the people. Moore is in Jail.
The Durham Tocacco Board OF Trade
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year President, Is. n.
Duke; Nice-President, j. B. Cobb
Treasurer, Il. Il. Lea; Secretary, Luz
eius Lilly.
The following officers of the North
Carolina Industrial Association have
been elected President, Warren Cole
nan, Of Concord Vice-President, n.
Il. Roberts, of Raleigh; Secretary,
John Williamson, of Lewisbnrg.
The attendance at the colored fair TO-
day was small. 4 speech was made by
Green Il. Raum, of Washington, ID &.
There were no political illusions in it
contrary TO general expectation.
Governor Scales did not so TO the
Hickory Fair yesterday as he expected.
The continued bad weathed prevented.
The weather to-day has been very bad.
Light rain has fallen almost contin-
uously. The directors of the North
Carolina railroad had a meeting at
Durham yesterday to consider the ap
plication of the Durham and Northern
railway TO secure the right of way be-
side their track into Durham for dis
lance of mile and a half. That is the
only means of entering the town, and
the matter is important. A committee
was appointed TO carefully consider it,
At the term Of the Stanley County
Superior Court which has Just ended
A. &. Freeman, ex-clerk Of the Su-
perior Court, was convicted OF de-
tanning the finance paid into his Office
and was sentenced by Judge Clark 10 the
penitentiary. On account OF Freeman's
advanced age NEARLY seventy sentence
was RENTED to q fine of five hundred
dollars, which was paid. Freeman
served three or four terms in the Legis-
lature, and for eight years was clerk of
the court. He is a man Of considerable
wealth.
A. +. Ravencl, president of the
Cherav railway, is to he at WadesbOro'
next week to look after the extension Of
that road to Salisbury. Work on this
is expected to begin in a few weeks.
The extension of tue Halifax and
Scotland Neck railway is under con-
tract from Scotland Neck to HObgood's
Fork, a distance of eight miles. and is
under survey from Hobgood's Fork to
Grecnville, about thirty miles
One of the colorod peoples ncwspa-
pers has come out squarely for Mr..
Julian S. Carr, Of Durham, for Cover
nor. 1t SAYS that the businessmen of
the State must come TO the front and
that the negro must support such men.
IT asks that Cars election be made
unanimous, and can see no reason why
every vote in the State should not be
cast for him.
Plans ale on foot to preserve the
rapidly decaying building in which
the State Exposition was held in
1884. This idea is suggested: Cover
the building with q durable roof,
paint and repair it; apportion lis
space among the counues in the
State, and in the space thus allotted
each let permanent exhibitions be
made. Then give all the iair-grOur Us
to the State and let them ice thrown to-
Cether with the experiment farm, so as
to have all under one management
The State and the counties could then
show annually what they were doing.
The Department Of Agriculture would !
have charge of and operate the entire
matter Of such display. The other ieA-
lures Of the fair could bo managed by
tie State Agricultural Society as here
tOfore, and thus what Is now only q
State Fair in name would truly be one
in eject.
Some Of the newspapers are again
demanding q railway commission Tor
Moth Carolina. IN act creating one
cculd have been passed cally IN the
session OF tire last Legislature later It
could not, for the railways threw all
their powers against IT. Buteven then
the sentiment III It's favor was strong.
1t is now probably stronger, and the
signs are that the next Legislature viii
devote much time and care to the
matter.
The State Fertilizer Inspector reports
that there is now more licensed fer
tier in the State than ever before at
this season. This lis a sign OF pros
perity beyond question. Some coun-
ties DO not use ton OF fertilizer save
that prepared at home. West Of Bun
combe not one hundred tons are sold,
and in some Of the eastern counties
none is ever used.
The people of all the eastern section
Of the State are very enthusiastic III
railway matters. They have gone right
into the matter. Your correspondent
to-day had an interview with leading
railway official on a subject OF vital
interest to more than twenty counties,
The official said "Anothor thousand
tons of steel rails for the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad are being I'M
loaded at Newberne. The relaying OF
the track will DO vigorously pushed on
10 Goldshoro', which will certainly be
reached by Juno lst next. This road
is being rapidly rebuilt, and soon viii
lie one OF the best III the South. When
il is remembered that struggle u
going en- between tits road and the
Associated Railways, and that the road
entered into the contest siDgle-handed,
il will be q cause for wonder that 1t has
built up for itself IL through
line from Goldsboro' to New
York, virtually part.lleling tie ASSOC
cations liss and giving prac-
ticaIly as quick time. This combina-
ton Is known ss the Eastern Carolina
Dispatch Line, and consists Of the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad, a
line of steamers furnished by the vii
miDHon Steamship Company, Of VIII
mingion, Delaware, running between
NewberDe and Elizabeth City; the
Norfolk Southern railroad, tue New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk ral.
road, and the Pennsylvania rairosl.
This line is in Successful operation, and
will probably be extended beyond
GoldGboro. but on this point the At
laniic and North Carolina railroad OIL
Gals are very reticent. The establish
ment Of this line was a surprise in
railway circles. as il sprang into exist
ence before it was ever dreamed Of as
n possibility. That an extension OF it
hevond GoldShofo' IA I'm contamination